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Segment of VFW Highway in Lowell to be closed Tuesday-Wednesday

By Amaris Castillo, acastillo@lowellsun.com

Updated:
04/23/2018 01:41:46 PM EDT

A steel plate covers two-by-three feet hole on the deck of the VFW Highway.
(The Sun / Chris Tierney)

LOWELL -- The VFH Highway eastbound between University Avenue and Aiken Street in Lowell will be closed Tuesday through early Wednesday for immediate bridge deck work, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

A pothole measuring two-by-three feet in size was discovered Saturday on the deck of the VFW Highway Bridge over the Beaver Brook, which is a bridge currently being replaced.

The closing will go into effect from 8 a.m. Tuesday through 5 a.m. Wednesday.

"During this time, all traffic on the VFW Highway eastbound will be detoured at University Avenue, with traffic directed first to Riverside Street, and then right onto Lakeview Avenue, right again onto Aiken Street, and finally back onto the VFW Highway," a release states.

The highway was closed off for hours Saturday due to a pothole. Lowell police were dispatched to the scene at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Shortly after 4:50 p.m. Saturday, MassDOT spokesperson Jacquelyn Goddard stated in an email that the pothole had been plated over and the roadway reopened.

No injuries were reported Saturday.

According to the MassDOT, the work is associated with a $14.4 million project to replace the existing bridge and reconstruct roadway approaches. The project is expected to be completed in late 2019.

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